• U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper participates in a press conference at the State Department in Washington Dec. 18. The Pentagon warned Thursday that the Iran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah group that stormed the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad would carry out more attacks on U.S. facilities — and would regret it. | AFP-JIJI
    U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper participates in a press conference at the State Department in Washington Dec. 18. The Pentagon warned Thursday that the Iran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah group that stormed the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad would carry out more attacks on U.S. facilities — and would regret it. | AFP-JIJI

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday that there were indications Iran or the forces it backs may be planning additional attacks and said it was possible the United States might have to take preemptive action to protect American lives.

“There are some indications out there that they may be planning additional attacks, that is nothing new … we’ve seen this for two or three months now,” Esper told reporters.

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